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Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Capt. George Landrum
August 6, 2001
Cabo San Lucas - Saltwater Fishing Report
Cabo San Lucas Fish Report
Capt. George Landrum
"Fly Hooker" Sportfishing
[email protected]
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR 29 JULY-5 AUGUST 2001
WEATHER: We had a slight bit of overcast during the last few days of the week but
most of it disappeared by Saturday afternoon. The rest of the week was sunny, hot and
a bit humid, perfect for fishing! Really made you glad to get out on the ocean! Daytime
temperatures were running in the 90’s all week and the evenings dropped into the 80’s,
pretty normal for this time of year. The humidity stayed up in the mid 50% to low 60%
for most of the week. No rain although for a while on Friday it looked as if we might
get a little damp, instead we watched it rain and lightning up in the mountains. (New
Country)
WATER: The water temperatures on the Pacific side kept fluctuating all week. In the
early part of the week the water went from 81 degrees one day to 76 the next and the
fish had moved out. The Sea of Cortez side has remained fairly consistent at around
82-84 degrees, but I can see on the sea surface temperature maps that we might be
headed for even higher temperatures soon. I hope that hot water stays away from us, I
don’t want to be seeing the water at 89 degrees! The conditions themselves have been
great on both side of the cape. Friday, Saturday and Sunday had the mid-day water on
the Pacific a bit choppy, but nothing unfishable. The best bite over there was in the
early morning anyway! (Fiddlin’ Around)
BAIT: There has been no problem getting plenty of Caballito for live bait. I have not
seen any Mackerel for the week but some of the boats are able to get a few now and
then. Mullet are still available if you make arrangements ahead of them and I hear that
a few of the boats have been able to get Sardinas once in a while. The normal prices
are still $2 per bait except for the Sardinas and the prices are reported to be extremely
variable for them, depends on how bad you want them I guess. (Diggy Diggy Lo)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The Blue Marlin are appearing on a regular basis, I heard reports of a nice
#700 pound plus being caught on Tuesday. Most of the boats are getting at least a
strike a day on the Blues if they are in the right area, but there are still Striped Marlin
around that are resulting in most of the Marlin catches. Strangely enough most of the
fish have been found either on the Sea of Cortez side or due south of the cape, not
many are being reported from the temperature breaks on the Pacific side. The Spindle
beaks are still out there and each boat fishing seems to get a few a week. Favorite
lures for all the billfish have been in the Mean Joe Green and Bleeding Mackerel
patterns this week. Lures have been out-producing live baits by about 2-1. (The Devil
Comes Back To Georgia)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: This past week the Yellowfin bite dropped off from the hot action
on big fish that we saw last week. The fish that were found were mostly in the 10-20
pound range and were found just offshore out to a distance of about 3 miles. Tuna
feathers, Marauders and the old mainstay, cedar plugs were the best producers.
(Sadness Darlin’ Waltz)
DORADO: The action is starting to pick up for the showman of the sea! Finally we are
finding concentrations of the fish and the bite has been pretty good. Hooking up to 8 or
10 a day has been pretty normal if you target them and a few of the fish have been in
the 40-50 pound range. I have to admit that a lot of them have been under 10 pounds
but the average seems to be 12-15 pounds. Trolling with lures to locate the fish first
then tossing back a live bait for any followers has been producing well for most boats.
A few are finding the fish trolling then getting a chum line going to attract any others in
the area. There has been no particular color or lure that has worked better than others
but the fishing has definitely been better on the Pacific side of the cape than on the
Cortez side and the bite started out the first part of the week being better in the morning
and by Saturday and Sunday had shifted to mid-day. (Gold Rush)
WAHOO: I think if these fish had been targeted this week a boat could have done quite
well, as it was there were quite a few Wahoo flags flying in the Marina. Most of these
fish were caught out in the open in the blind while trolling for Marlin, but there seemed
to be consistent action on the ledge off of the Lighthouse at Cabo Falso. Most of the
fish were in the 30-40 pound class but a few were reported a lot smaller and a couple in
the 60 pound range were reported as well. (Sally Johnson)
INSHORE: The inshore action had been fairly good this week with quite a few Dorado
being found, a nice selection of Tuna for the boats in the right place at the right time
and there seems to have been in pick-up in the Jack Crevalle and Roosterfish action
just off the beach. Most of the Pangas have been working water in the 100-300 foot
depth range for the Tuna and Dorado and using Tuna Feathers for these fish. Live
mullet has been the producer for the Jack Crevalle and Roosterfish. (Ain’t Misbehavin’)
NOTES: Written while listening to some of the most awsome fiddle music I have ever
heard. Mark O’Connor’s album “Heroes” has him playing duets with all the people who
influenced him as he was learning his craft. They include Jean-Luc Ponty, Charlie
Daniels, Johnny Gimble, Doug Kershaw, Vassar Clements, Buddy Spicher, Kenny
Baker, Texas Shorty, Terry Morris, Benny Thomasson, Pinchus Zukerman, Stephane
Grappelli, Byron Berline and L. Shankar. Unbelievable album! Warner Brothers
Records, 1993.
Until next week, Tight Lines!
Capt. George Landrum
“Fly Hooker” Sportfishing
[email protected]
www.flyhooker.com
"Fly Hooker" Daily Catch Report
Capt. George Landrum
"Fly Hooker" Sportfishing
[email protected]
www.flyhooker.com
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 29 JULY 2001
Today is the last of two days fishing for Mike and Cathy Pilarski and since they were
able to get a Striped Marlin on the first trip this time they were looking for a little
change. Fortunately the water on the Pacific side warmed up yesterday and there are
fish in the area. Juan and Manuel worked the area from just off shore to 10 miles out
looking for a supply of Dorado and were able to find a few fish that were interested in
biting the lures. They were able to boat 4 Dorado in the 10-12 pound range and let
several of them go that were much smaller. They also got lucky and in the area just
outside the lighthouse had a strike from a Wahoo that they were able to land. It was
not a large fish but at about 15 pounds did supply some nice fillets. With Marlin,
Dorado and Wahoo fillets to take home they will make some people back there very
happy! Thanks Mike and Catch, and until next time, Tight Lines!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 30 JULY 2001
Jeff and Barb Maloney along with their sons Sean and Brian were out today for
round #2. Wanting action from the fish, Juan and Manuel took the “Fly Hooker” back to
the same area that had been producing for the past two days. Unfortunately I had not
been able to get a temperature chart for the day and when they got there they found
that the water temperature had dropped by six degrees overnight. They spent most of
the day searching for the warm water and the fish but were unable to get any action
going. Sorry folks, I wish the action had been better for you today, I know you were
looking forward to it! Until next time, Tight Lines!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 2 AUGUST 2001
Billy Nichols is back on the “Fly Hooker” and has his friends Hugh and Blake, along
with Blake’s son Blake to accompany him. “Let’s have fun and catch some fish” is the
order of the day so Juan and Manuel have their work cut out for them! They set out in
the hope that the water off the Pacific side close in has warmed up and stayed in the
area. The temperature map shows that it has but the map is from yesterday. Guess
what, it stayed in the area and the had some good fishing action. Four nice Dorado
were brought to the boat, the largest one weighed in at 42 pounds on the electric scale!
Nice fish, and if I remember what they told me it was Blake Sr. or Billy that caught it.
The reason I know it was not Hugh is that his claim to fame for the day was loosing a
very nice Wahoo after 10 minutes into the fight! The other Dorado were not as large
but still supplied some nice fillets. The also managed to farm four other Dorado and
lost one Blue Marlin that was estimated at between 300 and 350 pounds. It sounded to
me as if the Marlin was not hooked up for more than 15 minutes but I could be wrong.
Everyone had a great time except Blake Jr., he got a little seasick and decided not to
go tomorrow. Well, lets keep our fingers crossed that there are still fish out there! Until
tomorrow, Tight Lines!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 3 AUGUST 2001
The guys took off this morning planning to work the Pacific side but about mid-day
the wind picked up and they ended up finishing up on the Cortez side. Even so it was
not a total waste. They managed to farm four Dorado early and due south of the cape
they had a Turtle come up under one of the lures and get snagged in the neck. They
backed down on the unfortunate thing and managed to remove the hook with little injury
and watched as the Turtle paddled away as fast as it could go. Later in the trip they
had a Striped Marlin come up on the lure run from the bridge rod and chase it for a
while. Just as the live bait got back to it’s position the Marlin made a last swack at the
lure and managed to get the hook in it’s bill long enough to make it shake it’s head,
toss the lure and disappear. The day ended up with the tag and release of a nice 90
pound Pacific Sailfish. All in all quite a variety for one day even if none of the catch
ended up in the fish box. Thanks guys! I hope that until we meet next time your lines
remain tight whenever you go fishing!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 4 AUGUST 2001
Billy from England and Tim from New Jersey were the anglers on the “Fly Hooker”
today, last minute charters coming down from L.A. after a business meeting. They are
fairly experienced anglers and were just looking for a little fishing action. The boys
worked the area off the lighthouse on the Pacific side all day and one of the first
catches of the day was a beautiful Pacific Blue Marlin that was estimated at 350
pounds. Tim was able to best the beast after 55 minutes of fighting time and having
almost 500 yards of line off the reel at one time. I was told that there was quite a bit of
jumping from the fish and when it was brought to the side of the boat it was still in good
shape. Juan placed a Billfish Foundation tag in it and released it. Staying in the same
area meant staying in the choppy water but there was the hope of getting another one.
Instead all they managed to get were two small Dorado. Asking how big the world
record Blue Marlin was, they appeared disappointed at catching a fish that in
comparison must have been “Just a baby”. Oh well, until you manage to get another
Blue Marlin over #350 pounds, I wish you tight lines every fishing trip!
Until next week, Tight lines from George, Mary, Juan and Manuel, The “Fly Hooker”
Crew
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